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3-286-590- 12 (1) © 2008 Sony Corporation Digital HD Video Camera Recorder Handycam Handbook HDR-SR 11E/SR12E Enjoying your camcor der 9 Gett ing St art ed 15 Recordi ng/Playbac k 25 Editing 48 Utili.
2 Read t his be fore o peratin g your camcorde r Befo re oper atin g the unit, pleas e read this Handboo k tho roughly, and re tain it for future re ference . In “H andycam H andboo k” (this Handbo ok) The ope rations an d handlin g of your camcord er are expl ained.
3 – Eject the “Memory Sti ck PRO Duo” from the cam corder – Remove the ba ttery pack or AC Adaptor from the camco rder – Apply mec hanical sho ck or vibrati on to the cam corder • When c onnect ing y our camc order to another de vice wit h a cable, be sure to ins ert the conn ector plu g in the corre ct way.
4 On play ing ba ck record ed ima ges on othe r devic es • Yo ur camcor der is compat ible with MPEG-4 AVC/H.26 4 High Profile for HD (high defi nition) ima ge quality recordin g.
5 Notes on usi ng the Ha rd Dis k Drive Handyc am Save all you r recorded image da ta • To prevent your image data from being lost, save all your recorded images on exter nal media periodically. It is recommended that you save the image data on a dis c such as a DVD-R us ing your computer (p.
6 Table of Contents Read this before ope rating your camcorder .. .......... ......... .......... ..... 2 Notes on using the Hard Disk Drive Handycam ..... .......... ......... .......... .. 5 Subjec t example s and solu tions ..... 8 Operation fl ow .
7 Deleting all images (Forma tting) ... 63 Pre venti ng data on the ha rd dis k of the c amcor der f rom be ing re cover ed .......... .......... ...... .......... ......... ........ 64 Repairing t he image database file .......... .......... ...... .
8 Subjec t exam ples a nd sol utions Checking your golf swing Get ting a good shot of a ski slop e or beach B SMTH SLW REC ...... ........ ......... 33 B Backlight . ......... ......... ........ ...... .. 33 B BEACH ........... ......... ........ ....
9 Enjoyi ng your cam corder Enjoying your camcorder Operation flow You ca n selec t the media ( hard di sk or “Memory Stick PRO Du o”) sepa rately fo r mo vie recordi ng and still im age reco rding ( p. 22). b Not es • When you select the media for movie s, select the image quality ( HD (high definiti on) or SD (standard definition)) as well.
10 B Save r ecor ded imag es. x Dubbing i mages fro m the internal hard disk t o a “Memory Sti ck PRO Du o” (p. 52) x Dubbing t o other de vice s (p. 58) The dub bing image quality (HD (high defin ition)/SD (standard d efiniti on)) vari es depe nding o n th e co nnecte d de vice.
11 Enjoyi ng your cam corder z Tip s • Figures such as 16M in the table show the average bit rate. M stands for Mbps. • For the recordable time of the “Memory Stick PRO Duo,” see page 24.
12 “ HOME” and “ OPTIO N” - Taki ng adva ntag e of tw o types of menu s B Catego ries an d items of the HOME MENU (CAMERA) category (VIEW IMAGES ) category (OTHERS) cat egory (MANAGE MEDI A) category (SETTING S) categor y To cu stomize your camc order ( p.
13 Enjoyi ng your cam corder 1 While pressing the green button, turn the POWER switc h in the directi on of the arrow t o turn on the p ower . 2 Press (HOME) A (o r B ). 3 Touch the desired categor y. Exam ple: (OTHER S) cate gory 4 Touch the desired item.
14 3 Touch the item you want to le arn more about. When you t ouch an it em, its explan atio n appears on the s creen. To apply t he option , touch [YE S], otherw ise, touch [NO ]. To dea ctivate th e HELP Touch (HELP) ag ain in step 2 . Just a touch on th e screen dur ing shootin g or play back displays the function s avai lable at tha t moment.
15 Gettin g Started Gettin g Started Step 1: Check ing su ppli ed ite ms Make sure that you have th e followin g item s suppl ied with your camcord er. The numb er in the p arent hes es ind icat es the numb er of t hat ite m s upp lied . AC Adaptor (1) (p.
16 Step 2: Charg ing th e batt ery pack You can charge the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (H series) ( p. 106) after attaching it to your camcorder. b Notes • You cann ot attach any “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack other than the H s eries to your camcorder.
17 Gettin g Started To remo ve your ca mcorder f rom th e Handyc am Stati on Turn o ff the p ower, th en remove the camcorde r from the H andyca m Station holding both your c amcord er and the Handy cam St ation.
18 After a wh ile, th e approx imate rec ordable time and ba ttery inform ation app ear for about 7 sec onds. Yo u can view th e batter y inform ation for up to 20 seconds by pres sing DISP /BATT INFO ag ain while the inform ation is displa yed. Cha rging tim e Approx imate time (m in.
19 Gettin g Started • Top: When the media is set to t he hard disk Bottom: When the media is set to the “Memor y Stick PRO Duo” On the batte ry p ack • When you remove the battery pack or the AC Adaptor, turn the POWE R switch to OFF (CHG) and turn off the (Movie) lamp/ (Still) lamp ( p.
20 Step 3 : Turn ing th e power on and sett ing th e dat e and ti me Set the dat e and time whe n using this camcord er for the first time. If you do not set th e date and time, the [C LOCK SET ] screen appe ars every tim e you turn on you r camcor der o r chang e the POWE R swi tch posi tion .
21 Gettin g Started • It takes a few seconds for your camcorder to be ready to shoot after the power is turned on. You cannot operate your camcorder during this time. • The lens cover opens automatically when the power is turned on. It closes when the playback screen is selected, or the power is turned off.
22 • The informati on is displayed or hidden (display y no display) each t ime you p ress DISP/ BATT INFO. You ca n view ima ges using the viewfi nder with t he LC D pan el clo sed to avoid wearing dow n the b atte ry, or whe n the imag e seen on the LC D scre en is poor .
23 Gettin g Started 3 Touch [ YES] t . The m edia fo r movies is chan ged. 1 Touch (HOME) t (MANAGE MEDIA) t [PHO TO MEDIA SET] on the LCD screen of your camcorder. The media setting screen fo r still images appear s. 2 Touch the desired media . 3 Touch [ YES] t .
24 The [C reate a ne w Imag e Da tabase File.] screen appears on the LC D screen when y ou in sert a new “Me mory St ick PRO Duo.” 3 Touch [YES]. To r ecor d o nly stil l i mage s o n a “M emory St ick PRO Duo, ” touch [N O].
25 Recordin g/Playback Recording/P layback Reco rding and pl ayba ck wit h ease (Eas y Handyc am operat ion) Easy Handy cam ope ration mak es nearly all settings autom atic so that you can perform recordi ng or playba ck operat ion withou t detaile d settings.
26 1 Turn the PO WER swit ch G to tu rn on you r camcorder. 2 Press (V IEW IMAGES ) I (or E ). The VI SUAL IND EX screen appe ars on th e LCD scr een (I t may t ake some seconds ). 1 :Goe s to the Film Roll Index screen . 2 :Goes to the Face Inde x screen.
27 Recordin g/Playback 3 Start playback. Movi es: Touch the or tab, then se lect the des ired movie to play back. z Tip s • When playback from t he selected movie reaches t he last movie, the s creen returns to t he VISUAL INDEX screen. • You can slow down the playback s peed by touchin g / during pause.
28 To canc el Easy Hand ycam opera tion Press EASY A again . disap pears from t he LCD sc reen. Menu se ttings dur ing E asy Hand ycam operatio n Press (HOM E) C (or B ) to display the men u item s availa ble f or setup changes (p. 12 , 66). b Notes • M ost of the menu items automatica lly return to the default settings .
29 Recordin g/Playback Recor ding The ima ges a re reco rded on the media selected in th e medi a settin g (p. 2 2). In th e defau lt se tting, both mo vies and sti ll imag es are record ed on th e har d disk . b Not es • If the ACCESS lam p is lit or flashing after recording is finished, it means d ata is s till being written onto the media.
30 1 Turn the POWER sw itch C in the direction of the arrow until the (Movie) lamp lights up. 2 Press START/STOP F (o r B ). To stop reco rding, press STAR T/STOP F (or B ) again . 1 Turn th e POWER sw itch C in th e directi on of the arr ow until the (Sti ll) lamp light s up.
31 Recordin g/Playback You can magnif y images up to 12 times the origin al size with the power zoom lever or the zoom buttons on th e LCD fram e. Move the power zoom lever sl ightly for a slower zoom . Move it furthe r for a faster zoom. b Not es • Be sure to keep your finger on the pow er zoom lever.
32 When you press QUICK ON, the camcord er goes to slee p mode (pow er saving mode ) instead of turn ing off. Th e QUICK O N lamp keeps fl ashing duri ng slee p mode. P ress QU ICK ON agai n to start recording next time. Y our c amcorde r returns to record ing stan dby in approxi mately 1 sec ond.
33 Recordin g/Playback To adj ust th e expo sure fo r backl it su bjects, press . (back li ght) to display . on the screen. To cancel the ba ck light function, press . (back l ight) ag ain. Open th e LCD pane l 90 degr ees to the camcorde r ( 1 ), then rotate it 180 degrees to the lens side ( 2 ).
34 • Duri ng Easy Handycam operation, the [SMTH SLW REC] function cannot be used. Cancel Easy Handycam operation. You ca n assign one m enu item you use often to the CAM CTRL di al.
35 Recordin g/Playback Recording/P layback Play back You c an play b ack the images o n the med ia selec ted i n the medi a sett ing (p. 22) . In the d efaul t setting , the image s on the ha rd disk are playe d back . 1 T urn the PO WER switch E to turn on y our camcorder .
36 z Tips • The number of the images on the VISUAL INDEX screen can be changed 6 y 12 by moving the power zoom lever D . To fix this number, press (HOME) B (or A ) t (SE TTINGS) t [VIEW IMAGE S SET] t [ DIS PLAY] (p. 76). 3 Start playing b ack. Touch the or tab, the n select the desired movie to play back.
37 Recordin g/Playback To adju st th e soun d volume Touch (OPTION) t tab t [VOL UME ], th en a djus t the vo lum e wit h /. z Tip s • You can switch the playback mode by touching (HOME ) B (or A ) t (V IEW IMAGES) t [VISUAL INDEX]. Movies ca n be divided by a set time a nd the first scene of ea ch division is displ ayed on the INDE X screen.
38 4 Touch / , the n touch the desired face im age to view the scene. Play back star ts from th e begin ning of the sc ene with the se lected face ima ge. b Notes • Faces may not be detected depending on recording c ondition s. Example: People wearing glasses or hats, or who do not face towards the camera.
39 Recordin g/Playback You ca n ma gnif y st ill ima ges fro m ab out 1.1 to 5 times the or iginal size . Magn ifi cati on can be ad jus ted w ith th e power zoom lever or the z oom butto ns on the LCD f rame. 1 Play ba ck the still ima ge you wa nt to magnify.
40 Playi ng the image o n a T V Connec tion m ethods and q uality of the image (HD (high defini tion)/SD (sta ndard definiti on)) v iewed o n the TV sc reen di ffer depend ing on what t ype of TV is connect ed, and t he conn ecto rs used . Use t he suppl ied AC Adap tor a s the power source (p.
41 Recordin g/Playback Your camc order will advis e you of th e most advant ageou s way of conn ecting your TV. 1 Turn on your camcorder, and touch (HOME) t (OTH ERS) t [TV CONNECT Guide]. If the item is not on th e scr een, touch / to cha nge the pa ge.
42 Images recor ded wit h HD ( high de finit ion) image q uality are pl ayed b ack with HD (h igh defini tion) image quality. Ima ges recorde d with SD (st andard def inition ) image qu ality are playe d back wi th SD (standar d defini tion) imag e qual ity.
43 Recordin g/Playback Images re corded w ith HD (high de finition) qu ality ar e conve rted to SD (sta ndard defi nition) and pl ayed b ack. Im ages rec orded with SD ( standa rd def initi on) im age qua lity ar e play ed back with SD (stand ard def inition ) image qu ality.
44 b Notes • W hen you play back a m ovie recorde d with SD ( standard def inition) image quality on a 4:3 T V that is not compatible with th e 16:9 s ignal, touch (HOME) t (SET TINGS) t [MOVIE SETTINGS] t [WID E SELEC T] t [4:3] on your camcorder when recording an image (p.
45 Recordin g/Playback When c onnec ting to yo ur TV vi a a VCR Connec t your cam corder to th e LINE IN input o n the VCR u sing th e A /V co nnectin g cabl e.
46 2 Turn on your c amcorder. The TV inpu t is switched automati cally, and t he imag e of your ca mcorde r is displaye d on the TV. 3 Operate the remote commander of th e TV.
47 Recordin g/Playback Saving imag es The images are record ed o n the m edia s ele cted in the m edia setti ng (p. 22). Du e to th e limi ted capaci ty of the media , make sure that y ou save the imag e data to some type of external media such a s a DVD-R o r a comp uter.
48 Editing (OTHE RS) cate gory This cat egor y enable s you t o edit t he images on th e media. Also, you can enjoy your cam corder by connecti ng to other devi ces. DELETE You ca n delete im ages on the med ia (p. 49 ). PHOTO CAPTU RE You ca n sav e a sele cted frame from a record ed movie as a stil l image ( p.
49 Editing Delet ing imag es You can delet e image s reco rded on the media u sing your c amcord er. b Not es • Y ou cannot restore images once they are deleted. • Do not remove t he battery pack or the AC Adaptor from your camcorder while deleting the images.
50 b Notes • If the dele ted movie is include d in the Playlist (p. 55), the movie added to the Playlis t is deleted also from the Playlist. Sele ct th e med ia wh ich co nt ains th e sti ll image you want to delet e before the oper ation (p. 2 2). 1 Touch (HOME) t (OTHERS ) t [D ELETE ].
51 Editing Captur ing a s till image from a movie You can save a sele cted fr ame from a record ed movie as a s till im age. Sele ct the med ia wh ich conta ins mov ies, and the m edia wher e you wan t to save still images before th e opera tion (p. 22 ).
52 Dubbin g/copy ing imag es to a “ Memor y Stick PRO Duo ” with your c amcord er You ca n dub movie s record ed on the interna l hard disk of your camco rder to a “Memory St ick PRO Duo.” Insert a “M emor y Stick PRO Duo” into your cam corder before the opera tion.
53 Editing [DUB by date]: Sele ct the record ing date of the movie to be dub bed, then tou ch . You ca nno t sele ct mu ltip le date s. 5 Touch t [Y ES]. Dub bing st arts . z Tip s • To check the dubbed movies after dubbing is fini shed, sele ct [ MEMORY STICK]/ [ MEMORY STICK] on [MOVIE MEDIA SET] and play them back (p.
54 z Tips • To check the copied still images after copying is finishe d, se lect [M EMORY STICK ] on [PHOTO M EDIA SET] and play th em back (p. 23). Divid ing a mov ie Selec t the med ia which c ontains the movi e you w ant to divide before the o perat ion (p.
55 Editing b Not es • You cannot restore movies once they are divided. • Do not remove t he battery pack or the AC Adaptor from your camcorder while dividing the movie. It may damage the media. Also, do not eject the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” while dividing movies on the “Memory Stick PRO Duo.
56 To add a ll the mov ies reco rded on the same da y at one time 1 In step 2 , touch [ ADD by dat e]/ [ ADD by date]. The reco rding da tes of movies ar e displaye d on the screen. 2 Touch / to select the rec ording date of the de sired movi e. 3 Touc h whil e the se lect ed rec ording date is h ig hlig hte d.
57 Editing The sele cted movie is mark ed with . Press an d hold the m ovie on the LCD screen to conf irm the movie. Touch to return to the previ ous screen. 4 Touch t [YES ] t . To chan ge t he o rder w ithi n the P lay list 1 Touch (HOME) t (OTHERS) t [PLAYLIST EDIT].
58 Dubbin g to ot her de vices You ca n dub images playe d back on your camcord er to other reco rding de vices, such as VCR s or DVD/H DD record ers. Con nect the dev ice in eith er of the fo llowing ways. Conn ect your cam corde r to the wall out let (wall sock et) usin g the suppli ed AC Ada ptor for this o peration (p.
59 Editing • To hide the screen indicators (such as a counter, etc.) on the screen of the monitor device connected, touch (HOME) t (SET TINGS) t [OUTPUT SETTINGS] t [DISP OU TPUT] t [LCD PANE L] (the default setting) on the HOME MENU (p. 79). To record the date/tim e and camera setti ngs data, display them on the screen (p.
60 3 Touch [ USB CONNECT] or [ USB CONNECT] according to the media on which the mo vie you want to dub is r ecorded. 4 Operate the device to be connected, and start recording. For details, refer to the instruc tion manual s supplied with t he device to be connect ed.
61 Editing You can sel ect a st ill ima ge on the screen. 5 Touch the still image t o be printed . The sele cted still image is marked wi th . Press an d hold the still image on the LCD screen to conf irm the still image. Touch to return to the previ ous screen.
62 Utilizin g re cording media (MANAG E M EDI A) cate gory This categor y enable s you t o use t he ha rd disk or a “Memory Stic k PRO Duo” for various pu rposes. MOVIE ME DIA SE T You can se lect the media fo r movies (p. 22). PHOTO MEDIA SET You can select the med ia for still i mages (p.
Util izi ng rec ord ing me di a 63 Delet ing all im ages (For matting ) Forma ttin g dele tes all th e imag es to recover recorda ble free spa ce. Connec t your cam corder to th e wall outlet (wall soc ket) usin g t he s uppl ied AC Adap tor for thi s op eratio n (p.
64 Preven ting dat a on the hard d isk of t he camcor der fr om bei ng rec overed [ EMPTY ] allo ws you to writ e unin tell igib le data on to t he har d dis k of t he camcor der. In t his way, it may be come more dif ficult to reco ver any o riginal data.
Util izi ng rec ord ing me di a 65 Repai ring t he imag e data base f ile This fu nction ch ecks the m anagem ent informati on and the consi stency of movi es and sti ll imag es in the medi a, an d repai rs any inco nsistencies fou nd. 1 Touch (HOME) t (MANAGE MEDIA) t [REPAIR IMG.
66 Customiz ing your ca mcorder What yo u can d o with the (SET TINGS) categ ory of th e HOME MENU You ca n chang e the recor ding f uncti ons an d the oper atin g settings for yo ur conve nience . 1 Turn on your camc order, then press (HOM E). 2 Touch (SETTINGS).
67 Customizi ng your cam corder MOVIE SETT INGS (p. 68) PHOTO SETTINGS (p . 73) VIEW IMAGES SET (p. 75) SOUND/DIS P SET** (p . 77) OUTP UT SETTINGS (p.
68 GENERAL SE T (p. 80) Items Page DEMO MODE 80 REC LAMP 80 CALIBRA TION 109 A.SHUT OF F 80 QUICK ON STBY 80 REMOTE C TRL 80 DROP SE NSOR 81 CTRL F OR HDMI 81 * You can set these items also during Easy Handycam operation (p. 25). ** The menu name is changed to [SOUND SETTINGS] during Ea sy Handycam operation.
69 Customizi ng your cam corder B SD SP ( ) Recor ds in standard qua lity mode (SD 6M (SP)). SD L P ( ) Incre ases th e reco rding ti me ( Long Pla y) (SD 3M (LP)). b Not es • If you record in the LP mode, the quality of movies may be degraded, or scenes with quick movements may app ear with block no ise when you play back the image.
70 b Notes • Set [TV T YPE] correctly according to the TV connected for playback (p . 78). You can sel ect th e m axim um zoom leve l in case you wa nt to zoom to a lev el greater than 12 × du ring recor ding. N ote that the image quality d ecreases w hen y ou use the digital zoom.
71 Customizi ng your cam corder Diago nal stri pes a ppear in po rti ons of the scre en wher e brigh tnes s is at a pres et lev el. This is useful as a guide when adjusting the brightne ss. When you ch ange the de fault setting , is displayed. The zebra pa ttern is not reco rded.
72 • If you use the flash in bright places such as when shooting a backlit subject, th e flash may not be effectiv e. You ca n set this functi on when yo u use the built- in flash, or an external fla sh (optional ) that i s compatib le with your camc order.
73 Customizi ng your cam corder When using a c onversion l ens (option al), use this function to record u sing the optimum co mpensat ion for camer a shake for ea ch lens. You can select [WIDE CONVERSION] ( ) or [TELE CONVERSION] ( ). The default set ting is [OFF ].
74 Capac ity of th e “Memo ry Stick PR O Duo” a nd the num ber of record abl e still images (Unit: num ber of images )* When the POWER switc h is (Still) * The number of recordable st ill images shown is for the maximum image size of your camcorder.
75 Customizi ng your cam corder See page 72. See page 72. See page 72. See page 73. REDE YE REDU C DIAL SETTING FACE DETECTION CONVERSION L ENS VIEW IM AGES SE T (Ite ms to customiz e the display ) Touch 1 , then 2 . If the it em is not o n the scree n, to uch / to chang e the pa ge.
76 CAMERA DA T A C SteadyS hot off D Brightnes s E White balance F Gain G Shu tter s peed H Aperture value I Exposu re z Tips • ap pe ars for an im ag e rec ord ed using a fl as h. • The data code is displayed on the TV screen if you connect your camcorder to a TV.
77 Customizi ng your cam corder SOUND/ DISP SE T (Items to ad just the sound and the s creen) Touch 1 , th en 2 . If the item is not on the scree n, touch / to ch ange the page. How to set (HOME MENU) t pa ge 66 (OPTION MENU) t page 82 The def ault setti ngs are mark ed with B .
78 b Notes • When y ou connect your camcorder to outside power sources, [ BRIGHT] is automatically selected for the setting. • When y ou select [B RIGHT], battery l ife is slightly reduced during recording. z Tips • This adjustment does no t affect the recorded images in any way.
79 Customizi ng your camco rder B LCD PANEL Show s displays suc h as the time code in the viewfind er and on the LCD screen. V-OUT/ PANEL Show s displays suc h as the time code in the viewfinder , on the TV screen and LCD screen. Select [COMPONENT] when connecting your cam corde r to a TV with t he compon ent in put jack.
80 GENERAL SET (Other set up items) Touch 1 , the n 2 . If the item i s not on the scre en, t ouch / to change the page. How to set (HOME MENU) t page 66 (OPTION MENU) t pa ge 82 The defa ult set tings are mar ked with B .
81 Customizi ng your cam corder When t he drop sensor has d etected that the camcorde r has been droppe d, your camcorde r may n ot al low yo u to rec ord an d play back c orrectl y to pr otect t he in ternal hard disk, as the de fault setting is [O N].
82 Activa ting functi ons usin g the O PTION MENU The (OPTION) MENU appears just l ike the pop-u p window t hat appea rs when you right-c lick the mouse on a co mputer. Various av ailabl e functio ns are disp layed. 1 While using your camcord er, touch (OP TION) on t he screen.
83 Customizi ng your camco rder * Items that are incl uded also in the HOME MENU. Rec ord ing it ems on th e OPT ION MENU Items * Page tab FOCUS –8 4 SPOT FOCUS –8 4 TELE MACRO –8 4 EXPOSURE –8 5 SPOT METER –8 5 AE SHIFT a 69 SCENE SELECTION –8 5 WHITE BAL.
84 Functi ons se t in t he OPTION M ENU Items you can set only on the (OPTION) MENU wi ll be described be low. The defa ult set tings are mar ked with B . You c an adju st the foc us manua lly. You can select this function also when you wa nt to focu s on a certai n subject int entiona lly.
85 Customizi ng your cam corder You can fix the br ight ness of a picture manua lly. Ad just th e bright ness wh en the subject i s too b right or too dark. 1 Touch [MANUAL]. appears. 2 Adjust the ex posure by touchi ng / . 3 Touch . To ret urn the sett ing to auto matic ex posure, touch [AUT O] t in step 1 .
86 LANDSCAPE*( ) Sele ct to sho ot dist ant subj ects clea rly. This settin g also prevents your camcor der fr om foc using on glas s or met al me sh in windows bet ween the camcord er and the subject. PORTRAIT (Soft po rtrait) ( ) Sele ct to bri ng out t he subjec t such as people or flowers while creating a soft background.
87 Customizi ng your cam corder b Not es • Set [WHITE BAL.] to [AUTO] or adjust the color in [ONE PUSH] under white or cool white fluorescent lamps . • When you select [ ONE PUSH], keep framing white objects while is flashing q uickly. • flashes slowly if [ONE PUSH] could not be set.
88 When you select [OLD MOVIE] , appea rs and y ou ca n add an o ld mov ie effec t to imag es. To canc el [D.EFFEC T], touc h [OFF]. You ca n add sp ecial effects to an ima ge during re cording. ap pears. B OFF Does not use [PICT. EFFECT] setti ng. SEPIA Images a ppear in s epia.
89 Troubles hooting Troubleshoo ting Trou bles hooti ng If you run into any problems using yo ur camcorde r, use th e follow ing table t o trouble shoot th e probl em. If the p roblem persists, disconnect th e power sour ce and contac t your Sony dea ler.
90 The (OPTION) butt on is no t displayed. • The OPTION MENU cannot be used during Easy Handyc am operation . The menu s ettings have changed automatically. • Duri ng Easy Handyca m operation, nearly all the menu it ems will be au tomati cally se t to the d efault se tti ngs.
91 Troubles hooting Chan ge the setti ng of [A.SH UT OFF] (p. 8 0), or turn on the pow er aga in. • When the t ime sele cted in [QUIC K ON STBY] has el apsed during sleep mode, the camcor der is automa tical ly turned off (p. 80) . Turn on t he power ag ain.
92 You cannot delete images stored on or format the “Memory Stick PRO Duo.” • Th e maximu m numbe r of still ima ges that you ca n delete on t he index screen at on e time is 100 . • You ca nnot delete t he s till im ages prote cted on anot her device.
93 Troubles hooting The actual recording time for movies is less than t he expected approximate recording time of the media. • Dependin g on t he re cording conditi ons, the time avai lable for record ing may be shorte r, for example when recording a fast movin g object, etc.
94 [SUPER NIGHTS HOT] cannot be operate d. • S et the NIGH TSHO T sw itch to ON. [COLOR SLOW SHTR] do es not operate correctly. • [COLOR SLOW SHTR] may not opera te correc tly in tota l darknes s. Use Nig htShot or [SUPER NIGHTSHOT]. You can not adjus t [L CD BL LEVEL] .
95 Troubles hooting Images cannot be played back or the “Memory Sti ck PRO Duo” is not recognized. • You cannot play back a movie recorde d with HD ( high defi nition) i mage quality on a “Memory Stic k PRO Duo” on a device that is not co mpat ible wit h AV CHD format.
96 You can not dub correct ly. • You cannot dub im ages us ing the HDMI cable. • Th e A/V conn ecting ca ble is no t connecte d properly . Make su re to c onnect to the in put jack of a nother d evice ( p. 40). The f ollowing l ist shows exam ples of unwork able c ombina tions o f func tions and menu items.
97 Troubles hooting [FACE DETECTION] NightShot, [SMTH SLW REC], [DIG ITAL ZOOM], [FOCUS], [SPOT FOCU S], [EXPOSURE], [SPOT METER], [TWILIGHT], [TWILIGHT PORT. ], [CANDLE], [SUNRISE&SUNSET], [FIREWORKS], [LANDSCAPE], [SPOTLIGHT], [BEACH], [SNOW], [WHITE BAL.
98 Troubleshoo ting If indicat ors appear in the viewfi nder or on the LCD scre en, chec k the fol lowin g. If the probl em persis ts even after you have tried to fix a couple o f times, c ontact y our Sony dea ler or lo cal aut horized Sony serv ice facili ty.
99 Troubles hooting (Warnin g indicator pertaining t o “Memory St ick PRO Duo”) Slow flashing • Free space fo r recordi ng images a re running out. For the t ype of “ Memory Stick” you can u se with your camcorder, see page 2 . • No “Memory Stic k PRO D uo” is inserted (p.
100 If mess ages appe ar on th e screen , follow the instructions. x Media HDD format error. • T he hard disk of the camcorde r is set different ly from the default fo rmat. Perf ormi ng [ FO RMAT] ( p. 63 ) may enable you to use your camc order. This will de lete all data in t he har d disk.
101 Troubles hooting This Memory Stick is not formatted correctly. • Check the forma t, then fo rmat the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” with you r camcorder if necessary (p. 63, 105). Memory Stick folders are full. • You cannot create folders exceedi ng 999MSDC F.
102 Additio nal Inform ation Using your c amcord er abroa d Power supply You ca n use your camc order in any countrie s/regions using th e AC Adap tor supplied with your camcorder within the AC 100 V to 240 V, 50/6 0 Hz range.
103 Additional I nformation Setting to the local time You can e asily set the clo ck to t he local time by se tting a time dif ference wh en using your camcorde r ab road. T ouch (H OME) t (SETTINGS) t [CLO CK/ LANG ] t [AREA SE T] and [SUMMERT IME] (p .
104 File/ folde r struct ure on t he camc order hard di sk and “ Memor y Stick PRO Duo ” The file/fol der struct ure is shown below. You do no t usually need to acknowl edge the file/ folde r struct ure, when rec ording /playi ng back images o n the camcorde r.
105 Additional Info rmation Maint enance an d precaut ions What i s the A VCHD format? The AVCHD format is a h igh definiti on digital vide o camera format used to record an HD (hig h definitio n) sig.
106 – If you use the “M emory Stick PRO Duo” near magnets or ma gnetic fields • It is recommended you make a back-up of important data on the hard disk of a computer. • Be careful not to apply excessive force when writing on a memo ar ea on a “Memory Sti ck PRO Duo.
107 Additional I nformation your cam corder, an d displa ys the remai ning battery tim e in minutes. To char ge the ba tte ry pack • Be sure to charge the battery pack before you start using your camcor der.
108 On use an d care • Do not use or store the camcorder and accessories i n the following locations: – Anywhere extremely hot, cold or humid. Never leave them exposed to te mperatures above 60 °C (140 °F), such as under dir ect sunlight, near heaters or in a car parked in th e sun.
109 Additional I nformation x How to pr event moi sture con densa tion When you b ring your ca mcorder from a cold place i nto a w arm place , put your camcorde r in a plastic bag and seal it tightly. Remove t he bag when t he air tempera ture inside th e plastic bag has reache d the surround ing tem perat ure (afte r about 1 hou r).
110 On charg ing the pre-in stall ed recha rge able bat tery Your ca mcorde r has a pre- install ed recha rgeable ba ttery to retai n the da te, time , and othe r settings even when the POWER switch is set t o OFF ( CHG).
111 Additional I nformation Notes on the L icense ANY USE OF THIS PRODUCT OTHER THAN CONSUMER PERSONAL USE IN ANY MANNER THAT COMPLIES WITH THE MPEG-2 STANDARD FOR ENCODING VIDEO INFORMATION FOR PACKA.
112 Quick Reference Iden tifyin g par ts an d cont rols The numbe rs in ( ) are refer ence pag es. A Power zoom l ever (3 1, 39) B PHOTO button (30) C Eyec up D Viewfinder (22 ) E Viewfinder le ns adj.
113 Quick Re ferenc e A Active I nterfa ce Shoe The Act ive Interface Shoe supplies power t o optio nal ac cessori es suc h as a video light, a flash, or a micropho ne. The ac cessory can be turned on or off as you op erate t he POWE R swi tch on your camcord er.
114 A Speaker Play back sound s come out f rom the speaker. For how t o adjust the vol ume, see pa ge 37. B NIGHTSHOT switch (32) C (VIEW IMAG ES) button (35) D LCD scre en/tou ch panel (2 1) E (HOME).
115 Quick Re ferenc e A Built- in microp hone (31) An Active Interfa ce Shoe compatib le microph one ( optiona l) will t ake preced ence wh en conn ected.
116 Remo te Comm ander A DATA CODE button (75) Displays the date and time or camera setting data of the recorded images when you press this during playback. B PHOTO button (30) The on-screen image when you press this butt on will be recorded as a still image.
117 Quick Re ferenc e Indic ators display ed dur ing reco rding /play back Recordi ng mov ies Recording still imag es Viewin g movies Viewing st ill images A HOM E button (13 ) B Remaini ng battery (a pprox.
118 Followi ng indicato rs appear during record ing/p layback to indicate th e setting s of your camc order. Upper le ft Center Upper right Bottom z Tip s • Indicator s and their positions are approxim ate and differ from what you actually see.
119 Quick Re ferenc e The r ecordin g date and time i s rec orded automa ticall y on t he medi a. They are no t displayed w hile recor ding. How ever, yo u can ch eck th em as [DATA CODE] dur ing playba ck (p .
120 Glossa ry x 5.1ch su rround so und A system that plays back sound on 6 s peakers, 3 at the front (left, r ight and center) and 2 at the rear (right and left) with an additional low-pass subwoofer counted as a 0.1 channel for frequencies of 12 0 Hz or lower.
121 Quick Re ferenc e Quick Reference Index Numeric 1080i/576i .................. ...........79 16:9 .. ....... ....... ....... ...... ....... ...78 16:9 WIDE............ ...... ....... ...69 21-pin adapto r ....... ...... ....... ...45 4:3 ...... ...
122 Grip bel t........ ....... ....... ...... .... 22 GUIDEFRA ME ....... ....... ...... 70 H Handycam S tation ... ....... ...... 16 Hard dis k . ....... ..... ....... .... 5, 104 HD movie management file ...... ....... .... ....... ....... ....... .
123 Quick Re ferenc e Recordi ng ....... ....... ...... ....25, 2 9 Recordi ng time ......... ...... 11, 18 REDEYE REDU C ...... ....... ...72 Remaining Battery . ....... ....... ....... .....17 Hard dis k .. ....... .... ....... ...62 “Memory Stick PRO Duo” .
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